That part of the infernal regions where the wicked are punished. (Classic mythology.)

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The word Hell occurs seventeen times in the English version of the New Testament. In seven of these the original Greek is Gehenna, in nine Hads, and in one instance it is Tartaros (2 Peter ii. 4) &epsi;oo&upsi; &epsi;&epsi;. It is a very great pity that the three words are translated alike, especially as Gehenna and Hads are not synonymous, nor should either be confounded with Tartarus. The Anglo-Saxon verb hél-an means to cover, hence hell = the grave or Hads.